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Like halite, it forms clear, transparent crystals that are much softer than glass and exhibit good cubic cleavage. The only easy way to distinguish the two is by their taste. Halite is salty, while sylvite is quite bitter.
Chemical & mechanical properties of Lapis Lazuli. This beautiful stone is technically a rock, not a mineral, because it is made up of various other minerals. Lazurite can be thought of as a product of a chemical reaction between the mineral nepheline, similar chemically to the common mineral feldspar, and sodium chloride, NaCl, the mineral halite.